# Prosper Global's VERA multi-agent tool cuts humanitarian research time in conflict zones

> Original title: AI agents cut critical research time for humanitarian teams in conflict zones

- Source: SiliconANGLE · AI
- Published: 2026-10-30T12:02:03.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/tta0aefguel3wv943u68zbm0j
- Original: https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/30/agentic-ai-helps-prosper-global-speed-crisis-research-evolve26/

## Summary

Prosper Global, formerly Mercy Corps, built VERA, a multi-agent research engine on Cloudera AI Studios that runs on Amazon Web Services and uses Anthropic models. In Sudan, VERA cut desk research for an agricultural report from five or six days to two, saving about $1,500. Director of data science Aaron Eubank says the output is a starting point for analysts rather than a final report.